Comments on: Technology can't beat us, casino cheat says

Radio tracking chips, optical scanning and facial recognition? One notorious cheater says, "Bring it on."

Security is NOT the main benefit of casino RFID

As an employee of an RFID firm in Las Vegas, let me just say that I think it's doubtful that the casinos here in town are really implementing RFID in hopes that it will pay for itself by stopping theft. First of all, theft is such a low-dollar item compared to profits that it barely registers as any kind of payback for this investment. Second, the ability to see detail about what a particular player is doing helps to keep comps coming to the right people at the right time. Keeping players at tables is much more profitable than trying to identify and stop theft.

RFID is best used as a technology to increase asset visibility to increase a company's ability to improve its service. Security is nice, but in most implementations, is truly secondary to the profit motive.

[IKostman]

RFID Security

In a sense, you are correct. Casinos don't seem to be focusing entirely upon security; but don't fool yourself into believing that the magnitude of loss goes unnoticed by the casino upper echelon. As for paying for a chip order by stopping theft, it can happen in a heartbeat? remember, theft not only centers around card counting (and other forms of cheating), but it also includes counterfeiting, internal fraud, and snatch & grabs.

I definitely agree with you that a large part of RFID usage should include tracking for comps, asset accounting, increased service, etc... but don?t doubt the seriousness of theft and its detrimental impact.

[Razzl]

Casinos won't even invest in the free security methods...

I think Beau's previous comment hits the nail on the head--it seems unlikely casinos would be investing in all this expensive technology to counteract petty theft. After all, this is an industry that's known for 50 years that all they have to do to prevent card counting at Blackjack tables is to shuffle after every hand, and they don't even want to be bothered with that cheap, simple method...

[Setonix Tech]

Technology can beat some

I agree with Richard Marcus in that it may be difficult to counter cheats who employ physical trickery to scam casinos. However a new wave of cheats using wireless technology and video can be detected using some new innovations in technology.
We have detected potential scammers using wireless devices on the gaming floors.
The battle continues....

[casinodad]

One casino, Las Vegas' new Wynn resort, has put RFID technology in all its casino chips. Marcus said he believes this will do little more than improve management of chips within the cage, it is not sure to be 100% safe, <A HREF="http://www.rockyslots.com/cheating-at-slots/">cheating the casino</a> is possible and can couse real problems for the casinos.

[jwallbanger]

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OK then, here's my comment. FARTFACE SCATMUNCHER

oh yeah, and screw the casinos, they're the real thieves. the only less moral industry is international finance and fractional reserve banking systems.